Having reviewed different table structures designed by different
people, I have come to the conclusion that binary and non-binary
string data types are used without consideration of the
consequences of choosing either one. The confusion stems from the
fact that both non-binary and binary string data appear to store
characters because they can be saved as quoted string.

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